My friend Sarah is waiting for God to send her a husband. Katie longs to have a baby. Josie’s waiting for her prodigal to come home, and Mark’s waiting for a new job.
All four believe God has the power to answer their requests. Surely it would be easy for Him to send a godly man into Sarah’s path or bring about that positive pregnancy test Katie’s been waiting for. Josie knows God can transform a rebellious teenager’s heart, as He did for her. And Mark has heard sermons on sparrows, lilies, and the cattle on a thousand hills since he was a little boy (Matthew 6:25-32, Psalm 50:10). He believes God can provide a job.
They know Hebrews 11:1 by heart, that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Most days, the God of hope fills them with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit they may abound in hope (Romans 15:13).
But sometimes they grow weary in the waiting. When weeks, months, and sometimes years go by with little or no change, doubt nibbles at the edge of their faith and they wonder if God has turned a deaf ear to their prayers.
Does the Bible provide clear and rational reasons to hope?
Can they trust Him in the waiting?
Can we? . . .
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